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Reputation: 4897

How to keep a window inside your application only?

I'm writing a WPF application which has a main canvas area, where the user can open a number of windows, drag and drop them and generally move them around the application as he or she pleases.

What I've done so far basically opens windows using the Show() method, and I have hidden them from the taskbar. However, when the main application is minimised, the small windows which have been opened all appear on the desktop. What I am lookign for is basically a way to keep the windows contained within the application.

Is this possible?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 292

Answers (2)

Tony Hopkinson
Tony Hopkinson

Reputation: 20320

Yes but you need to design some infrastructure to replace what MDI used to do ( though often quite badly)

So when you open a new window in your app, add it to a list. When it closes, take it out When your main app is minimised, minimise all the windows in the list as well.

You can also trap child window move events and keep them in bounds, take the children with you when the main app moves. Docking, cascade, tiling...

Key bit it to get this list of managed child windows going.

Upvotes: 1

Lior
Lior

Reputation: 6051

What you want to do is called MDI.

WPF MDI

Upvotes: 0

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